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FZNT24 KNHC 020243
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU JAN 01 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST THU JAN 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...S WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH 
IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVER THE NW WATERS LATE SUN AND MON. THE 
FRONT BECOMES REINFORCED LATE MON AND REACHES THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST THU JAN 01 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT W OF 93W FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT W OF 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E 
OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU JAN 01 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST THU JAN 01 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
WATERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N WATERS.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 
30 KT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N TUE.

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST THU JAN 01 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI